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Everyday

1. "n't": the short form of "not" in contractions like "don't", "isn't", "can't", which may appear cut off as "nt". tree →
2. (church, Bible) NT is short for the New Testament, the second part of the Christian Bible. tree →
3. (Australia) NT is short for the Northern Territory, a part of Australia whose capital is Darwin. tree →
4. (UK) The National Trust, a charity that looks after old houses, gardens and countryside. tree →

In the lessons

A fragment, not a word. In grammar lessons, "n't" stands for "not" in contractions: do + not = don't. In RE, NT means New Testament (the Gospels and letters about Jesus and the first Christians). In Australian geography, the NT contains Uluru.

Examples

• "Don't" is short for "do not"; the "n't" means "not". tree →
• In RE we read the Gospels in the NT. tree →
• Uluru is in the NT, in the middle of Australia. tree →
• We went to an NT house with a huge garden. tree →
• The apostrophe in "isn't" replaces the "o" of "not". tree →
• Darwin is the capital of the NT. tree →
• But, bless yo' soul, honey, Brer Fox ain't sa'nter fur, 'fo' Jack Sparrer flipp down on a 'simmon-bush by de side er de road, en holler out: tree →

Note

Fragment and abbreviation, not a word on its own. In contractions the apostrophe goes where letters are missing: "did not" → "didn't" (not "did'nt"). Special forms: "can't" (cannot), "won't" (will not). OT = Old Testament.